For anyone who thinks they don’t make them like they used to, say hello to “Tuner,” a beautifully calibrated crime-romance with shades of “Thief” and “Good Will Hunting” and a terrific star turn from Leo Woodall, who anchors the ensemble. “Tuner” is the narrative feature debut of Daniel Roher, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker whose “Navalny” … Read more
esla Inc. has just 42 vehicles operating as robotaxis in Texas almost a year after Elon Musk launched the service, a small fraction of the fleet commanded by rival Waymo. The official count was revealed for the first time in registration information Tesla submitted to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under new rules that … Read more
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies evacuated a resident in west Altadena just after 11:30 p.m. the night the Eaton fire broke out, according to logs of 911 calls obtained by The Times, raising new questions about why it took nearly four more hours for authorities to issue widespread alerts for the rest of the community. … Read more
Elena Gilbert ping-ponged between two brothers on “The Vampire Diaries,” making her no better than her doppelgänger, Katherine. When Elena meets Stefan and Damon, a pair of vampire brothers, in the first couple of episodes of “The Vampire Diaries,” she learns about their shared ex-girlfriend, Katherine. She also learns that Katherine’s manipulations of the brothers … Read more
A mission upriver in John F. Kerry’s war started with a call to arms. “Saddle up, tigers,” he would bark to his gunboat crewmen before they headed off on patrol deep into Vietnam’s mangrove-choked canals. It was a command and a warning. Kerry led his men into combat with a gambler’s daring that masked a … Read more
NEW YORK — The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed significantly down from where it was several years ago, but the … Read more
Amazon is looking to minimize “tokenmaxxing.” The company is shutting down an employee-made leaderboard that tracked AI token use because it encouraged some staff to perform tasks that didn’t necessarily solve problems, jsut so they could climb the ranks. “Please don’t use AI just for the sake of using AI,” Dave Treadwell, an Amazon senior vice president, … Read more
WASHINGTON — Former Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi stood behind the Trump administration’s release of the case files on Jeffrey Epstein as she testified Friday before House lawmakers scrutinizing a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims. Bondi, who arrived Friday morning on Capitol Hill for her closed-door interview, was defiant in previous public … Read more
Cognition CEO Scott Wu made headlines again this week when his two-year-old AI coding agent startup raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation. Cognition is the maker of Devin, one of the first and, arguably, most successful AI coding agents. Devin, the CEO says, “naturally owns tasks end to end.” In fact, in the … Read more
The top 100 college football prospects in the United States, selected for United Press International by the National High School Football Recruiting Service in Houston, with California players in bold. (Listing hometown, height, weight, college possibilities as of Monday and rating on a 10-point scale). 1. RB Randy Simmons, McKinney, Tex., 6-2, 215 (Texas, Texas … Read more
Tomatoes, ubiquitous in everything from fast-food burgers to haute cuisine, are taking on a new role beyond the plate: A nagging reminder of rising costs. Prices for those red orbs have soared more than any other food product over the past year to cement a spot as one of the consumer headaches du jour. “The … Read more
Less than a year ago, I left everything I knew in the US — job security, friends, and financial stability — to start over in Italy. For five years, I worked in New York City as a culture writer, my dream career. I’d always wanted to climb the corporate ladder, but the higher I got, … Read more
WASHINGTON — A framework agreement to end the U.S. war with Iran is all but settled, pending sign-off from the presidents of the two warring sides, President Trump said Friday, projecting optimism that a deal could finally be at hand. Yet doubt cast a shadow over the diplomatic process entering the weekend as Trump faced a politically … Read more
Will Smith crouched, his left knee on the ground and his mitt grazing the dirt as his Team USA teammate Mason Miller strode towards the plate. From there, the only way for his glove to go was up and through the slider that fell out of the strike zone as the Dominican Republic’s Geraldo Perdomo … Read more
Temu was hit with a 200 million euro ($232 million) fine Thursday after a European Union investigation found the Chinese online retailer failed to protect consumers from illegal products like toxic or hazardous toys and unsafe electronics. The 27-nation EU’s fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consumers to a high risk … Read more